Malls · New York
Amsterdam Riverfront Center
Reinhabited in 2011. · from the fields below
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This site: …https://www.facebook.com/177092322639885 overture · all sites with thisWebsite alive
This site: …http://www.amsterdamrfc.com overture / http check · all sites with thisPlace
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 13 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh inland flooding risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.82 cdc-svi · all sites with thisLower-income tract (< $50k)
This site: $41,080 census-acs · all sites with thisNational Register place within 500 m
This site: Greene Mansion; US Post Office--Amsterdam nps-nrhp · all sites with thisOpportunity Zone
This site: 36057070900 hud-oz · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 63% census-acs · all sites with thisStrategy
Reinhabited
This site: Reinhabitation: office and self-storage record · all sites with thisNew use
Office
This site: Reinhabitation: office and self-storage arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisSelf-storage
This site: Reinhabitation: office and self-storage arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisFrom the authors' map
NY, Amsterdam: Amsterdam Riverfront Center, 2011
• Reinhabitation: office and self-storage
Now
| Status | Retrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Reinhabitedauthors' map |
| What is there now | Reinhabitation: office and self-storageauthors' map |
| Retrofit year | 2011authors' map |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 12: CENTRO CIVICO OF AMSTERDAM INC; CSX TRANSPORTATION INC; EXECUTIVE GROUP MILLWORK; GREATER AMSTERDAM SCHOOL DIST; LIBERTY ENTERPRISESEPA FRS |
| Census tract 36057070900 | 1,217 people, 2,543 per sq mi; median household income $41,080; median gross rent $941; 63% renters; 27.7% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 10.7 of 20; 112 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.71; 11,832 jobs within 45 min by car; 44% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 5 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 2 schools, 11 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 17 civic, 10 food and drink; 13 cycleway segments, 100 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | yes, tract 36057070900 (rural)HUD |
| National Register places within 500 m | 3: Greene Mansion; US Post Office--Amsterdam; Amsterdam Free LibraryNPS |
| Housing permits, Montgomery County (NY), 2024 | 168 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 44 single-family; 2023: 7 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.82; socioeconomic 0.82; housing and transport 0.52; 36% below 150% of poverty; 31% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Overture Maps | place Riverfront Center (property_management, confidence 0.99, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 19,570 m², 5.28466796875 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.amsterdamrfc.com (alive); archived 2009–2025 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population -27% (1,668 → 1,217); median income +35% ($30,441 → $41,080); renters 65% → 63%; median home value -7% ($58,500 → $54,300)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively low overall (score 50.5); expected annual loss $1.1M; high: inland flooding; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 1 LIHTC properties, 69 units: Amsterdam Senior (69 units)HUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 172 establishments (-6%); 2,409 jobs (-4%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $213,640 (+3% 1 yr, +28% 5 yr); typical rent $1,306/mo, 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 3,549 vehicles a day on Slip Ramp NY5 to Market St; 250 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
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History and original facts
| County | Montgomery County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
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Timeline
- 2011 Retrofit: reinhabit
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